Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
HERSEY, JOHN; ROBERT PENN WARREN and JACOB LAWRENCE (illustrator). Hiroshima. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. One of 1500 volumes, this copy 752, signed by John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, and Jacob Lawrence on the colophon. Full black aniline cowhide leather in slipcase. 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (31.75 x 24 cm); Illustrated with 8 silkscreens executed in eleven colors by Jacob Lawrence. Light wear to the slipcase, a fine copy overall.
Robert Penn Warren provided a poem that serves as preface in this handsome work, noted for the powerful screen prints by Lawrence.
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Estate / Collection: The Collection of Erica Jong and Ken Burrows
[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]
HERSEY, JOHN; ROBERT PENN WARREN and JACOB LAWRENCE (illustrator). Hiroshima. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1983. One of 1500 volumes, this copy 752, signed by John Hersey, Robert Penn Warren, and Jacob Lawrence on the colophon. Full black aniline cowhide leather in slipcase. 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (31.75 x 24 cm); Illustrated with 8 silkscreens executed in eleven colors by Jacob Lawrence. Light wear to the slipcase, a fine copy overall.
Robert Penn Warren provided a poem that serves as preface in this handsome work, noted for the powerful screen prints by Lawrence.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023